Yolo County Municipal Code Art. 11 Station Requirements

Every station and substation used by a commercial or public entity permittee must meet the following requirements:

(a) The station or substation must meet local building and fire codes;

(b) The station must be a structure with a system to communicate with each unit operating from the station or substation and have adequate sanitary storage space for equipment and material to be used in the operation of the service;

(c) The substation must have both primary and secondary communication systems with which the substation can communicate with a central dispatch facility (Yolo Emergency Communications Agency, the City of Davis Dispatch or other facility designated by LEMSA);

(d) Each station and substation must be properly located to permit any ambulance operating there from rapid and safe egress to a main thoroughfare;

(e) Each station and substation must have adequate off street parking space for all units operating therefrom;

(f) Each station, unless the service participates in a central dispatch facility approved by the LEMSA, must be attended by a dispatcher on a twenty-four (24) hour basis;

(g) Each station and substation must have a sufficient supply of clean uniforms (with respect to OSHA Blood Borne Pathogen regulations, as amended from time to time) for each on-duty attendant, one lavatory, one shower, and one toilet with sanitary and wiping materials and soap for hand washing; and

(h) Every station and substation must be in clean and sanitary condition and have suitable sleeping quarters for attendants who are scheduled to work a twenty-four (24) hour shift which are private and separate from operational areas. (§ 1, Ord. 1515, eff. December 19, 2019)

Every station and substation shall be inspected prior to the issuance of any permit and thereafter shall be inspected once yearly by the LEMSA for the purpose of determining whether or not the station or substation is in compliance with this chapter and any other Health Department regulations. (§ 1, Ord. 1515, eff. December 19, 2019)